An Eddying Flight

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Royal Literary Fund Podcast - "The North Star"

Hello, Dear Readers! Welcome back to An Eddying Flight, where this week I have a podcast for you from the Royal Literary Fund's Writers...

Writing Craft

zdmarriott

Jun 13, 20221 min read

The Structure of an Argument

Hello, Dear Readers and welcome back to An Eddying Flight! Today I wanted to share some thoughts about how to get started with academic...

Writing Craft

zdmarriott

May 9, 20226 min read

The Quest for Ultimate Form (& Why it Doesn't Work)

(Apologies in advance for the weird paragraph spacing throughout this whole piece. Wix's blog formatting is a complete mystery, and even...

Writing Craft

zdmarriott

Jan 10, 202213 min read

The Plot Diamond, Part Three: Turning Plots into Stories

Hello, and welcome back to An Eddying Flight. Today I'm tackling the final part of this process which has taken us from inspiration to...

Writing Craft

zdmarriott

Dec 6, 20215 min read

The Plot Diamond, Part One: Turning Inspirations into Ideas

Part one of a three-part series of posts on the nuts and bolts of transforming ideas and inspiration into a coherent plot.

Writing Craft

zdmarriott

Nov 22, 20217 min read

Variations on a Theme

I spend an awful lot of time thinking about theme. I didn't always - or at least, I didn't consider it in those terms. I think my...

Journey to a PhD

zdmarriott

Nov 15, 20218 min read